General on Sidechat | to the commenters arguing for death penalty on the grounds that violent criminals deserve to die, you should know: that’s not the point of the death penalty. killing a criminal was supposed to serve as deterrent for others, it was never for retribution.

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to the commenters arguing for death penalty on the grounds that violent criminals deserve to die, you should know: that’s not the point of the death penalty. killing a criminal was supposed to serve as deterrent for others, it was never for retribution.

Gavin Newsom has spared the lives of all 548 prisoners on California’s death row. It is the largest mass commutation of death sentences in modern U.S. history.

3942 upvotes, 488 comments. Sidechat image post by popbase. "Gavin Newsom has spared the lives of all 548 prisoners on California’s death row.

It is the largest mass commutation of death sentences in modern U.S. history."

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Anonymous 16h

the problem is that "deterring other criminals" doesn't really work

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Anonymous

#1 16h

exactly. the reason for carrying out the death penalty is ineffective, so it doesn’t make sense to continue carrying it out

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Anonymous

OP 15h

plus idk if you ask me I don't think the state should have the power to kill people.

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Anonymous

#1 15h

agreed!

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